"So... What do you want to talk about?" My nerves coiled tightly in my stomach, replacing the tension and anticipation from before. The stress had me holding my breath, the worries ticking away in the back of my mind. Whenever someone asked to talk, that was never a good thing. Never. Especially now that Nix seemed lost for words. The silence birthed stress, leaving me picking at a little scab on my arm. Whatever she had to say, I probably wasn"t going to like it. Maybe she wanted to break this off for real. Maybe she met someone a sexy nurse or hot doctor during her stay in the hospital. I didn"t want to lose her or the connection we had, as strange of a dynamic as it was. Despite not knowing much about her, I"d seen glimpses of her real character. She was kind and caring, even if she

